zakezuke wrote:

-measekite's statements
* "floppy disks fail frequently and are subject to all sorts of
problems if not handled with care"
* because floppys fail frequently it's important to have one if "for
example you need to reinstall your os and for some reason you cannot
get your cd to auto start the install process so you take a floppy and
boot dos".
* anyone who disagrees with me is a dumb jerk.





you are plus an old fart. you have all the characteristics just like burtie furtie



The man obsessed with floppy disk installation is calling me an old
fart.


YOU ARE

AND LOOK AT THE LENGTH DRIBBLE THAT NO ONE READS THAT HE WRITES ON JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING. ONLY AN OLD FART HAS THE TIME AND PATIENCE.

Oh please. I understand how your feelings can be hurt proves
you have no idea what you are talking about.

You see the difference between you and I is I entered this conversation
not knowing if 2k or XP still offered floppy based install. It was not
something I have ever needed to do since win98 or nt4.0. So I looked
into it and discovered that the option is only available by download
and takes 6 disks. Someone like your self trying to be an expert just
feel so humiliated.

And all of this because you can not understand that shiny new Dells and
HPs do not come with floppy drives. Why should they? The floppy drive
is not used anymore, not since CDs are cheaper, faster, and store more.


Now if you have a floppy drive and you want to create some backup dos
boot disks, create the boot disks for NT 4.0 or Windows 2k or even
download the 6 for windows XP, you can feel free. Or you can use a
nice spiffy new Jump Drive. Now the nice thing about the Jump Drive,
the really nice thing about it is you can not only boot old dos, you
can install an operating system on a large one, or the entire windows
instalation on a small one.

But somehow *I'm an old fart* for actually accepting new media.

A 100 pack of floppy disks will run you $30 at office depot. Or a 10
pack for $10. That's 21cents/meg to 70cents/meg. A usb jump drive in
the 256meg size will run you $40 at the same store or $20 if you shop
around. That's 16cents/meg if you are lazy. If you do not own a
floppy disk drive and you want a backup boot the jump drive is cheap,
fast, and good. Microsoft them selfs are pretty slow to change. But
why not take the time to read what they have to say on the subject.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device.../usb-boot.mspx

But some how i'm sure you'll kick and scream, harrass me for having a
different opinion than your self, say that i'm an old fart for
accepting change. I am long winded, you got me there, but you see
given your little experence I thought you might learn something.
Clearly I was wrong.